Welcome to the latest issue of the Employer Resources Newsletter, where you will find in-depth and expertly researched and written articles (courtesy of Adare Human Resource Management) covering key areas of employment law and best practice.

If there are any specific topics you would like covered in this publication, please forward your suggestions to Thomas McDonagh of Adare Human Resources Management: tmcdonagh@adarehrm.ie.

Newsletter Content:

Employment Case Law – each month we review a number of interesting employment law cases and consider their implications for organisations. This month we look at part-time working arrangement & considerations.Read more >>>

Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Decisions – each month we look at and review the decisions from the WRC. This provides a valuable insight into the types of discrimination cases before the WRC and the decisions that are issued. Read more >>>​

What to Keep an Eye Out For – what is new, changing, potentially changing or what you may have missed. Read more >>>​​

Did you Know?

Paternity Benefit Payments

The Government have set aside €16 million for paternity benefit payment this year as it expects 20,000 of applications from fathers.

Paternity leave is applicable where the date of confinement in respect of the child falls on or after the 1st September 2016, or where a child is or is to be adopted and the date of placement in respect of the child falls on or after the 1st September 2016.

Paternity Leave applies to all Employees who are relevant parents to a child (other than the mother):

The father of the child;

The relevant adopting parent ;

The spouse, civil partner or cohabitant of the mother of the child;

A parent of a child where the child is a donor conceived child.

A relevant parent is entitled to avail of 2 weeks paternity leave from employment, to enable him or her to provide or assist in the provision of care to the child or to provide support to the relevant adopting parent or mother of the child. The period of leave comprises a single period of 2 continuous weeks.

Only one person who is a relevant parent in relation to a child is entitled to paternity leave in respect of that child. Where a child is part of a multiple birth, or a person adopts 2 or more children at the same time, the relevant parent is only entitled to one period of paternity leave.